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Bush Loses Another Loyal Texan

By Shelley Kofler, KERA News

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-621861.mp3

Dallas, TX – The resignation of U.S Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez eliminates one of the last high-ranking Texans George Bush took Washington. KERA'S Shelley Kofler talked to SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson about how Gonzalez approached his job, and how the President's tendenency to hire longtime associates from home may have backfired.